2023 West Suffolk District Council election

2023 West Suffolk District Council election
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All 64 seats to West Suffolk District Council
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.4%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader John Griffiths[1] Diane Hind
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 36 seats, 48.2% 5 seats, 18.3% 15 seats, 19.7%
Seats before 37 4 13[a]
Seats won 26 17 10
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 12 Decrease 5
Popular vote 23,997 16,523 5,082
Percentage 44.1% 30.4% 9.3%
Swing Decrease 4.1% Increase 12.4% Decrease 10.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party WSI Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 7 seats, 6.1% 1 seat, 2.1% 0 seats, 3.1%
Seats before 6 1 0
Seats won 9 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 4,307 2,266 1,649
Percentage 7.9% 4.2% 3.0%
Swing Increase 1.4% Increase 2.1% Decrease 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 West Suffolk District Council election
Leader before election

John Griffiths
Conservative

Leader after election

Cliff Waterman
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 West Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

  1. ^ "Your councillors by party". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Current vacancies and elections". West Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 5 April 2023.


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